Tamworth High School is a
government-funded co-educational
Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...
comprehensive secondary day school
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, located in Willis Street,
South Tamworth, a suburb of the
Tamworth Regional Council
Tamworth Regional Council is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the New England (Australia), New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The area under administration is located adjacent to the New England Highway an ...
local government area in the
New England
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region of
New South Wales
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, Australia.
Established in 1919, the school enrolled approximately 631 students in 2023, from
Year 7
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to
Year 12
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, of whom 40 percent identified as
Indigenous Australians
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and 6 percent were from a
language background other than English.
[ The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Mr Paul Davis.
]
See also
* List of government schools in New South Wales: Q–Z
* List of schools in Tamworth
* Education in Australia
Education in Australia encompasses the sectors of early childhood education (preschool) and primary education (primary schools), followed by secondary education (high schools), and finally tertiary education, which includes higher education ( ...
* Peel High School
References
External links
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Buildings and structures in Tamworth, New South Wales
Public high schools in New South Wales
Educational institutions established in 1919
1919 establishments in Australia
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